UN Day, International Hetalia Day and a Korean folk music performance

Now people would find it odd: a community under the name "Axis Powers: Hetalia" coming together on this day. Personally, most see Hetalia as a fun story of "Our Wonderful World" more than a satirical comic about the personification of nations. The series has brought an interest in international relations and culture of those from around the world. These people want to enjoy themselves under the belief that countries can become wonderful friends while having picnics and fun activities. So far, meetings in eleven countries in five continents are being organized and more meetings in different cities are being planned.

So if you see a bunch of teenagers around town this weekend dressed like World War II Axis Powers, DON'T WORRY.

For the rest of us, there will be a wonderful Korean Traditional Folk Music Performance featuring incredible (you should see their CVs!) visiting Korean artists on Sunday evening, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m., at Greenhills School Auditorium (850 Greenhills Drive, Ann Arbor, 48105). The concert will feature traditional Korean music and dance including jungak music, sanjo instrumental, salpuri shaman dance, daegeum flute, piri bamboo oboe, sori and minyo music, changgo hourglass drum dance, and more. The concert is a fundraiser for the Ann Arbor Korean School, a local language and culture school which teaches local children to read and write Korean. The concert is sponsored by the Overseas Korean Foundation, the Korean Society of Ann Arbor, and local businesses.